We are committed to reaching readers in every corner of the country, especially those who often experience the greatest barriers to access. From rural communities in Gregory, Tex., and the Navajo Nation across Arizona and New Mexico to some of the country's largest metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and New York City, we work alongside our national and local partners to provide readers of all ages with brand-new books.
Launched in 2017, BRE aims to transform areas lacking access to literary resources, which are often called 'book deserts,' into communities with abundant culturally diverse books. The initiative is run in partnership with such government agencies and national nonprofits as the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development, the Urban Libraries Council, and the National Center for Families Learning.
This year, BRE secured nearly 350,000 books for distribution, donated by publishing partners including Candlewick Press, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks, with Bloomsbury Publishing and W. W. Norton & Company also signing on to the initiative this year.
Penguin Random House has supported the Book Rich Environments program since 2017, donating over 630,000 books to children and families in public housing communities across the country. We are committed to continuing this.
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